Junior Consultant to Provide Research Support on Macroeconomic Analysis Tender, Cote d'Ivoire - 24160738

Procurement Summary

Country : Cote d'Ivoire

Summary : Junior Consultant to Provide Research Support on Macroeconomic Analysis

Deadline : 18 Jun 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 24160738

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : African Development Bank (AfDB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
01 B.P. 1387 Abidjan 01 HQ Building, office 10-S11 ECMR1 Attn: Ms Veronique Aka / Ms. Beatrice Kouame Tel: +225 2026 4285 Email: v.aka@afdb.org / b.kouame@afdb.org
Cote d'Ivoire
Email :v.aka@afdb.org / b.kouame@afdb.org

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Junior Consultant to Provide Research Support on Macroeconomic Analysis.

The junior consultant will provide research support on macroeconomic analysis and the Bank’s flagship publication generated by Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research (ECMR) Department

Department issuing the request: Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research (ECMR) Department

Place of assignment: Bank Group’s Headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Duration of the assignment: Six (6) months, with possibility of renewal

Tentative date of commencement: 13th July 2018

Deadline for applications: 18th June 2018

Expressions of interest should be submitted to: Ms Veronique Aka (v.aka@afdb.org): and copy Ms. Beatrice Kouame : b.kouame@afdb.org

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHORT LIST

A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end the request of expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be judged on the following criteria on the basis of their updated resume.
Evaluation Criteria Weights
General Qualifications and adequacy for the assignment to be undertaken 40%
Experience in the specific assignment describe in TORs 40 %
Experience with international donor agencies 5 %
Language proficiency 5 %
Knowledge of the Region 5 %
Total 100 %

1. Introduction

The Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research (ECMR) Department is dedicated to knowledge generation and publications of flagship reports that inform and support the Bank operations, and directly contribute to improving policy making in regional member countries. Reports generated by the Department are mostly on macroeconomic dynamics with a focus on contemporary issues affecting development of African countries. Accordingly, the key focus areas of the department are macroeconomic modelling and debt sustainability analysis. The models include but not limited to structural macroeconomic models, DSGEs, GVARs and other simpler ARIMA models.

2. Objectives of the Assignment

The main objective of the assignment is to support the Department’s macroeconomic research work in terms of collecting and collating qualitative and quantitative data. In addition, the consultant will assist in preparing research data for the preparation of research reports, economic intelligence and briefs for Senior Management. Finally the consultant will support the publication of the Bank flagship publications such as the Annual Report and the African Economic Outlook.

3. Main activities and deliverables

The Consultant’s assignment will include the following tasks.

? Support the Department’s research work in terms of collecting and collating qualitative and quantitative data.

? Assist in preparing research data for the preparation of research reports, economic intelligence and statements for Senior Management.

? Assist in the preparation of spreadsheet for statistical and economic analysis, using relevant statistical and econometric applications.

? Assist in the preparation of flagship publications, such as the African Economic Outlook, the African Development Report, Economic Research Papers, Policy Papers, and any other reports that the Department may be called upon to produce.

? Assist staff with the processing of certain research related documents and matters.

? Perform any other assignments as may be delegated by the Task Manager.

4. Administration/reporting


The consultant will work under the overall guidance of the Director of ECMR and the immediate supervision of the Task Manager assigned for this project.

5. Duration of the assignment

The assignment will be for six (6) months with possibility of extension. The consultant will be physically present at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

6. Qualifications and Experience required

? Masters’ degree (or equivalent) in Development Economics or related subject

? Nationality of a Bank’s Regional Member Country

? Less than 32 years of age

? A minimum of 2 and maximum of 5 years working experience with an international organization, in Africa or other low-income countries

? Publication record on peer-reviewed international journal will be an added advantage.

? Good knowledge of development issues in Africa

? The Bank’s working languages are French and English. For this assignment, strong writing and editing skills in English is required, knowledge of French will be an added advantage.

? Excellent research, writing and reporting skills, with strong attention to detail

? Proficiency in conventional econometrics packages: Eviews, MATLAB, STATA, etc., and ability to work with and manipulate large and complex datasets.

7. Remuneration

The Consultant will be paid a competitive monthly lump sum for the entire period in accordance with Bank’s remuneration guidelines for Junior Consultants and commensurate with the number of years of relevant experience.

a. Please attach an updated Curriculum vitae on the basis of the template below.

b. Please also submit a sample of your writing (such as an article, paper etc. that you have written) that demonstrates your writing skills.

c. Candidates who are shortlisted will be asked to take a test to verify writing and social media and communication skills.

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